Excerpt from A Catalogue of 1017 Books, Maps, Pamphlets, &C. Relating to Australia, New Zealand and the South Seas: Including Many Rare Volumes With Beautiful Plates and Fine Bindings After many years of research and labour, I submit in the form of a catalogue the results of my efforts, and feel sure that those interested will share my present views and hopes. That a collection of such material may be of some national value m the years to come and that in the sphere of research it may create an advanced interest comparing favourably with the past and present enthusiasm for the study of the works on Americana 18 my earnest Wish. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.